Of course, as an important minister of Li Tang, Changsun Wuji could not openly undermine Erfeng, and after Erfeng made his decision, the marriage with Daxia became a fact, and no one could change it.
But just because he is not trying to cause trouble on the surface does not mean that Changsun Wuji is indifferent.
For example, secretly instigating Li Tang's generals to spar with the generals who are welcoming the bride, defeating Daxia's generals, and embarrassing Daxia. This will not interfere with the overall situation, but can also enhance Li Tang's people's morale and military morale. Even if Erfeng knew about it, he would only default.
Because in his eyes, these are just small tricks and harmless. Just enough to make my uncle feel sulky. From Daxia's perspective, once this happens, Daxia's reputation outside will be weakened, and no one wants to see this happen.
"What you said makes sense, then let Yuwen Chengdu and Yang Zaixing go north together to welcome the bride as you said!" Wang Jing pondered slightly and agreed to Pei Ju's suggestion.
He also didn't want Daxia's face to be damaged.
The two powerful generals in the heavenly realm acted as the wedding messengers, and no one dared to underestimate them.
"I appoint you as the envoy to welcome the bride, and deploy three thousand white-ear elite soldiers to serve as guards. When you are ready, let's set off with Li Tang's envoy!"
Wang Jing read the memorial and found that the preparations for the mission had been completed. In addition to various levels of etiquette, there were also betrothal gifts prepared by Daxia.
The betrothal gift includes a magical elixir refined from the core of a ninth-level monster, a seven-color brocade woven from the silk of a seventh-level silkworm, and a divine sword made from the backbone of a dragon...
The various gifts add up to ten cloud cars, which are priceless.
Since Li Tang has shown his sincerity, Daxia will naturally reciprocate and reciprocate the courtesy.
According to Erfeng's character, Daxia has brought out so many treasures, and the value of the dowry he gave must be higher than Daxia. In short, Wang Jing will never suffer.
the following few days.
Wang Jing ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare ceremonial envoys, gifts, drums, and treasures from the palace treasury, and also mobilized three thousand white-ear elite soldiers to act as guards... Tang Jian and Li Shentong saw all these actions. He nodded secretly in his heart.
Li Shentong, in particular, had no doubts about the Daxia marriage, because it was Erfeng's decision, so he had no objection. Now seeing Daxia's sincerity, he also saw Daxia's prosperity in Jinling, and began to agree with the marriage. This day.
At Jinling Pier, the palace guards surrounded Yu Hu. Wang Jing and his ministers personally saw off Li Tang's envoy. Not only Li Tang's envoy, but also Cao Wei's envoy Zhong Yao were also preparing to leave together.
On the water, dozens of large ships were floating slightly, and three thousand white-ear elite soldiers had already boarded them. Pei Ju took Yuwen Chengdu and Yang Zaixing to say goodbye to Wang Jing.
"This trip is tens of thousands of miles away, so be careful in everything. If something unexpected happens, your own safety is the top priority!" Wang Jing warned.
Different from the gradual calm in the south, there are many dynasties in the north, and most of the powerful people in the heaven are in the north. A certain force does not want to see the marriage between Li Tang and Daxia, so it will definitely send strong people to cause trouble midway.
Under normal circumstances, Yuwen Chengdu and Yang Zaixing, two heaven-level experts, can solve these problems.
But Wang Jing was worried about an eventuality. If Xiang Yu knew that Yu Ji was included in his harem, and wanted to give him a show, he ran to intercept and kill the wedding envoys.
Yuwen Chengdu and Yang Zaixing may not be Xiang Yu's opponents.
Compared with a woman he has never seen before, Wang Jing values his two heavenly generals more! I absolutely don't want to see them have any accidents.
Wang Jing must warn them about these small-probability things, lest they really risk their lives. "Your Majesty's intention, I understand..."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will not let down your Majesty's trust!" Pei Ju responded respectfully with a flash of his eyes.
Yuwen Chengdu and Yang Zaixing did not hear the hidden meaning. They only thought that Wang Jing was worried about them. Their hearts warmed slightly and they followed Pei Ju to express their determination.
The three of them bowed deeply to Wang Jing and then began to board the ship.
Tang Jian, Li Shentong and Zhong Yao had already said goodbye to Wang Jing and were all on the boat. With a roar, dozens of large ships began to set sail.
Prepare to enter Xuzhou along the canal and then pass through Cao Wei
Territory, stay in Bianliang for a few days, and then go north to take the road of Ranwei, and enter the territory of Li and Tang Dynasty through Fukou Caliber, one of the Eight Trails of Taihang.
To the east of Li Tang lies the Taihang Mountains, which are full of dense forests and unpredictable dangers, making it impossible for the army to pass through. However, the fact that the army has not attacked does not mean that the road is completely blocked.
Daxia's wedding reception group has two powerful men in the heavenly realm who can easily beat them to death even if they encounter a ninth-level monster. With the protection of three thousand white-ear elite soldiers, it will not be a problem to pass through the Taihang Mountains.
Cao Wei, who was borrowed, would also be happy to see the marriage between Li Tang and Daxia come to fruition. Not only would he not destroy it, but he would also escort it all the way. The more dangerous place is after leaving Cao Wei.
Through the face of Cao Wei, the Daxia envoys will not be rejected by Ran Wei, but they will not protect the safety of the wedding group.
Watch the fleet disappear.
Wang Jing withdrew his eyes and said calmly: "Go back, we will be busy in the next time!" Gao Xi, Xie An and others should be.
It will take at least several months or even longer for the wedding group to return from Taiyuan. During this period, it is impossible for Daxia to wait. The establishment of major provinces, prefectures and counties, the deployment and recruitment of officials, and the return to the court after victory The army was rewarded....
There are many things to do, and even Wang Jing needs to allocate more time to deal with important military and political affairs. Sometimes, they also go to the army and nearby provinces for inspection.
As a king, it is not enough to just govern the country through memorials in the palace. He also needs to go out of the palace from time to time to inspect the local areas, observe the changes in governance, and make timely adjustments if anything is wrong.
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In the big boat on the canal, when he was on his way, Pei Ju invited Tang Jian and Zhong Yao to ride in the same boat to drink and talk.
Along the way, there are vast fields on both sides of the canal. Many people are driving oxcarts or working in the fields, diverting water through the gullies on the edge of the fields for irrigation.
A large area of land is connected together, and beside the land, there are trees planted every ten feet. The trees with lush branches and leaves provide a shade under the sunlight.
Some people were tired and enjoyed the cool under the big trees...
The canal is more than ten miles away from these fields. When the fleet reaches a relatively high place on the river, standing on the deck, you can see the distant scenery across the river embankment.
Tang Jian had already seen such a scene when he came here.
But when I saw it again when I went back, I was still a little shocked and emotional.
In the history of the original world, Li Tang's territory belonged to Bingzhou, and the terrain of Bingzhou was surrounded by mountains and rivers on the east and west sides, with only a few basins in the north and south with fertile land.
The Fen River runs from north to south, and the land on both sides of the Fen River is the lifeline of Li and Tang. The country's food depends on it.
With the military and civilian population under Li Tang's rule, even if the fertile land of Bingzhou in the Chinese world increased tenfold, it would not be easy to fill the stomach.
After annexing forces from various places and unifying the state, Li Tang had many civil and military generals, but his external offensive was insufficient. Lack of food and grass was an important reason.
In Daxia, there are large fertile plains in Jianghuai, Jiangdong, and the newly acquired Jingchu. As long as there are no natural disasters for many years, there will be no shortage of food and grass.
Tang Jian saw this and felt more and more the profound heritage of Daxia. When the fleet entered Xuzhou. Stopped for half a day.
Before Zhong Yao returned, Cao Wei and Daxia were still in a confrontation stage. There were many soldiers and horses stationed in Xuzhou, blocking the roads between them. Even so, Daxia's fleet merchants also used various means to enter. There was also an endless stream of Cao Wei merchants from Xuzhou.
A large number of fleets unloaded goods at Xuzhou Wharf, and northern merchants used various means to bring the goods back to the north and earn a large price difference.
Zhong Yao did not get off the boat, but looked at the busy dock for a moment on the deck. On the dock, there were many businessmen from Cao Wei.
Behind these businessmen are all wealthy families within Cao Wei. Among them is the Yingchuan Zhong family... Every month, the Zhong family can get a lot of property from Xuzhou's trade routes.
If Cao Wei and Da Xia give up their confrontation and open the checkpoint so that caravans can pass back and forth, then the profits they earn will be greatly reduced.
If the leader of Cao Wei is Cao Pi or Cao Rui, the wealthy families in Cao Wei will never give up this opportunity to benefit, and Zhong Yao will not be able to act as an envoy to Jinling.
But it is a pity that the leader of Cao Wei is Cao Cao, who has now proclaimed himself emperor.
With Cao Cao's methods, the wealthy families within Cao Wei did not dare to face a direct confrontation, so they could only give up this opportunity and hand over the benefits to Cao Wei officials.
"With Xia Jun's background, the longer it takes, the stronger it becomes!"
"After the reorganization of the south is completed, it is inevitable to go north to the Central Plains... I will never know whether our court and the Xia army are friends or foes in the future." Zhong Yao sighed secretly in his heart.
Daxia's power also shocked him.
He had often heard of the reports of Xia Jun's great victories when he was in Bianliang. Now that he had visited Daxia's capital, he had a deeper understanding of Daxia.
Daxia seems to have a tyrannical army and is invincible in all attacks, but Zhong Yao feels that Daxia's strongest point is not its army, but its hundreds of millions of soldiers and civilians, as well as sufficient food and grass, and strong national strength.
Precisely because of its strong national strength, Daxia easily mobilized millions of elites every time it sent out troops.
If not for this, how could the dynasties and princes such as Zhu Ming and Southern Song Dynasty, which were not weak in power, be destroyed so quickly? Millions of elites pushed and crushed them all the way, making countless Ming army generals hate themselves.
Obviously he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he had the support of a wise king behind him, but he was blocked by Daxia's millions of troops. In the end, there were flaws due to the lack of soldiers and generals, and he collapsed...
Although Cao Wei occupies half of the Central Plains and Qingqi and has greatly increased its power, it cannot have the confidence to dispatch more than a million troops at a time like Daxia.
The gap in national power will be difficult to make up for before the emergence of powerful people in the heavenly realm.
However...even after the Heavenly Change, the number of Heavenly Realm experts on Cao Wei's side cannot be compared with other top dynasties. Even worse than Shu Han.
In the emotion of Tang Jian and Zhong Yao, the fleet set sail again, leaving Xuzhou and entering the territory of Cao Wei. As soon as they entered, Cao Wei's navy came to inspect.
There are Yellow Rivers and canals in Cao Wei's territory, and naturally it has established a navy. However, Cao Wei's navy is mainly used for defense and cannot be compared with the Daxia navy.
Before Cao Wei's navy could come forward, Zhong Yao had someone put up a flag and sent someone to inform them of the identity of the fleet. Cao Wei's naval commander quickly sent ships to lead the way.
After entering Cao Wei's territory, it was Pei Ju, Yang Zaixing, and Yuwen Chengdu's turn to stand on the deck and observe the situation in Cao Wei's territory.
The closer we get to Xuzhou, the more deserted the river banks become.
After the fleet had traveled hundreds of miles, life began to appear on both sides of the strait. A large number of people were organized into military households to work in the fields according to military methods. Although the people in the fields were equally busy, they did not have the vitality of the people in Daxia...
In history, Pei Ju was the Prime Minister of Li and Tang Dynasty, and he was also a son of an aristocratic family. He was proficient in history, literature, military strategies, and was very familiar with the history of Cao Wei.
The situation before me was obvious.
This is the fundamental strategy of Cao Wei in history to use the Central Plains to attack all directions and unify most of the world, the farming strategy!
When refugees appear in Daxia, they will be organized into households and serve as civilians for a period of time. After serving for a period of time, they will be given land and farmland and become normal people. Then pay taxes.
In the territory of Cao Wei, as long as they are refugees and bandits, they will be forcibly organized into military households and carry out large-scale farming... The method of farming can accumulate food and grass as quickly as possible to fight in all directions, but this kind of This method cannot last long. Over time, when labor and harvest are out of proportion, and they are exploited at all levels, military households will be unable to bear the squeeze, and serious consequences will occur.
Later, Ming Dynasty had personal experience of this.
on deck.
Pei Ju shook his head slightly and sighed secretly: "Cao Wei's foundation is still local power and aristocratic families. The people at the bottom have no place to speak. Even if Cao Wei can be tyrannical for a while, he will definitely not be his opponent when he encounters our dynasty in the future!"
The smarter a person is, the more subtle they are.
Pei Ju had some premonitions after looking at the conditions of the fields and people in Cao Wei.
However, I don’t know how long it will take for Daxia and Cao Wei to become enemies. Now the relationship between the two parties is improving. When he arrived in Bianliang, he also wanted to meet Cao Cao and greet him on behalf of Wang Jing.
Daxia's official envoy will soon arrive in Bianliang to discuss with Cao Wei about reducing checkpoints and exchanging what is needed. "Bianjing has arrived!"
A few days later.
The fleet crossed one city after another and finally arrived at the ferry north of Bianliang. Pei Ju and others walked out of the cabin and looked in the direction of Bianliang.
Um?
When Pei Ju glanced at the ferry, a trace of surprise appeared on his face, because he saw many soldiers at the ferry, and there was a military camp more than ten miles away from the ferry.
The seemingly lively and prosperous ferry suddenly gained a sense of military aura.
When they disembarked and approached Bianliang with two hundred guards and horses, the people and businessmen on the road had some nervousness and panic visible on their faces.
Pei Ju waved over one of his men to investigate.
Soon they received news that Cao Wei was mobilizing his army, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses had been stationed around Bianliang... These soldiers and horses seemed to be mobilized westward to resist the Han army.
